Vote the presiding officer on this vote, the yeas are 71, the nays are 21. Threefifths of the senators duly chosen having voted in the affirmative, the motion is agreed to. Mr. Leahy mr. President . The presiding officer the senator from vermont. Mr. Leahy mr. President , i think were waiting for somebody on the other side. Ill yield, but i want to thank everybody for joining senator shelby and i on this vote. Its going to help us move forward, where i noted, as i said earlier in my remarks, republicans and democrats came together and worked extraordinarily hard on these appropriations bills. It shows what can be done when we do that. I think the vote here is an indication that if nobody is seeking recognition, i will suggest the absence of a quorum. The presiding officer the clerk will call the roll. Quorum call mr. Thune mr. President . The presiding officer the senator from south dakota. Mr. Thune i understand the national . A quorum call. The presiding officer it is. Mr. Thune i wo
Good afternoon. This hearing will come to order. Before i began, i will thank the witnesses for accommodating the scheduled change today. We left the senate floor where senator Johnny Isaacson gave his Farewell Speech and may friend and colleague Ranking Member coons is down there now bidding him farewell on the speech. He and senator isaacson worked a long time together. Its fitting senator is there because in many respects he embodies a lot of the same attributes as senator isaacson in terms of working together on this committee. When he comes in he will interject but in the meantime we will get to your opening statements. We are here to talk about the issue of fraudulent trade marks. As everyone knows trade marks are the back bone of many businesses options. Unfortunately, the United States has seen a surge in fraudulent trademark applications. According to the wall street journal, from 2013 to 2017, the United States patent and Trademark Office testing a surgeon trademark applicati
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Good afternoon. This hearing will come to order. Before i began, i will thank the witnesses for accommodating the scheduled change today. We left the senate floor where senator Johnny Isaacson gave his Farewell Speech and may friend and colleague Ranking Member coons is down there now bidding him farewell on the speech. He and senator isaacson worked a long time together. Its fitting senator is there because in many respects he embodies a lot of the same attributes as senator isaacson in terms of working together on this committee. When he comes in he will interject but in the meantime we will get to your opening statements. We are here to talk about the issue of fraudulent trade marks. As everyone knows trade marks are the back bone of many businesses options. Unfortunately, the United States has seen a surge in fraudulent trademark applications. According to the wall street journal, from 2013 to 2017, the United States patent and Trademark Office testing a surgeon trademark applicati
Good afternoon. This hearing will come to order. Before i began, i will thank the witnesses for accommodating the scheduled change today. We left the senate floor where senator Johnny Isaacson gave his Farewell Speech and may friend and colleague Ranking Member coons is down there now bidding him farewell on the speech. He and senator isaacson worked a long time together. Its fitting senator is there because in many respects he embodies a lot of the same attributes as senator isaacson in terms of working together on this committee. When he comes in he will interject but in the meantime we will get to your opening statements. We are here to talk about the issue of fraudulent trade marks. As everyone knows trade marks are the back bone of many businesses options. Unfortunately, the United States has seen a surge in fraudulent trademark applications. According to the wall street journal, from 2013 to 2017, the United States patent and Trademark Office testing a surgeon trademark applicati